Family Dollar Robbery Thwarted In Sterling: Police

STERLING, VA—An attempted armed robbery went awry Wednesday because of a cash register snafu in the Family Dollar store at 302 Enterprise Street, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Police are looking for a man described as light skinned, Hispanic or black, wearing a black cap with "New York" on the front, a black t-shirt and blue jeans.

Around 7 p.m., according to police, an unknown man entered the store and approached the register, flashed a handgun and demanded money. But for whatever reason, the cashier was unable to open the cash register. Sufficiently spooked, the man quickly left the store.

Anyone with information is urged to call police at 703-777-0407.

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